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Title 17E

Chapter 17E.060

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Article VI. Environment Designations and Requirements for Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments: Part II. Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments

Section 17E.060.690 Shoreline Primary Use

Article I. General Provisions

Section 17E.060.010 Authority

Section 17E.060.020 Title

Section 17E.060.030 Purpose

Section 17E.060.040 Liberal Construction

Section 17E.060.050 Shoreline Jurisdiction

Section 17E.060.060 Shoreline Maps

Section 17E.060.070 Goal, Policy, and Criteria Guidance for Permit Decisions

Article II. Administration: Part I. Regulatory Applicability

Section 17E.060.080 Applicability

Article II. Administration: Part II. Administrative Authority and Legal Provisions

Section 17E.060.100 Administrative Authority

Section 17E.060.110 Shoreline Master Program Amendments

Section 17E.060.120 Penalties and Violations

Section 17E.060.130 Severability

Section 17E.060.140 Property Rights

Section 17E.060.150 Reference to Plans, Regulations, or Information Sources

Article III. General Provisions: Part I. General Development Requirements

Section 17E.060.160 Archaeological and Historic Resources

Section 17E.060.170 Critical Areas

Section 17E.060.180 Critical Freshwater Habitat

Section 17E.060.190 Flood Hazard Reduction and Channel Migration Zone

Section 17E.060.200 Water Quality and Stormwater

Article III. General Provisions: Part II. No Net Loss of Shoreline Ecological Functions and Mitigation

Section 17E.060.210 No Net Loss

Section 17E.060.220 Mitigation Sequencing

Article III. General Provisions: Part III. Vegetation Conservation and Replacement

Section 17E.060.230 Vegetation Conservation

Section 17E.060.240 Shoreline Vegetation Inventory

Section 17E.060.250 Shoreline Construction Site Plan

Section 17E.060.260 Vegetation Replacement Plan

Section 17E.060.270 Shoreline Restoration Fund

Article III. General Provisions: Part IV. Public Access

Section 17E.060.280 Physical and Visual Public Access

Article IV. Shoreline Permits and Exemptions

Section 17E.060.290 Shoreline Substantial Development Permit

Section 17E.060.300 Uses, Modifications, and Developments Exempt or Excepted from Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Requirement

Section 17E.060.310 Shoreline Conditional Use Permit

Section 17E.060.320 Shoreline Variance Permit

Section 17E.060.330 Procedures

Section 17E.060.340 REPEALED (Environmental Standards; Shoreline Regulations; Article IV. Shoreline Permits and Exemptions; Shoreline Design Review.)

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part I. General Requirements for Shoreline Use

Section 17E.060.350 General Provisions

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part II. Primary and Accessory Uses

Section 17E.060.360 Primary Permitted Uses

Section 17E.060.370 Accessory Uses

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part III. Nonconforming Shoreline Situations

Section 17E.060.380 Nonconforming Uses and Structures

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part IV. General Requirements for Shoreline Modifications

Section 17E.060.390 General Provisions

Section 17E.060.400 Shoreline Stabilization

Section 17E.060.410 Fill

Section 17E.060.420 Dredging and Dredge Material Disposal

Section 17E.060.430 Piers and Docks

Section 17E.060.440 Jetties, Groins, and Weirs

Section 17E.060.450 Shoreline Habitat and Natural Systems Enhancement Projects

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part V. Requirements for Specific Shoreline Uses

Section 17E.060.460 Agriculture

Section 17E.060.470 Aquaculture

Section 17E.060.480 Boating Facilities

Section 17E.060.490 Capital Facilities and Utilities

Section 17E.060.500 Commercial Development

Section 17E.060.510 Forest Practices

Section 17E.060.520 Industrial Development

Section 17E.060.530 Institutional Development

Section 17E.060.540 In-stream Structures

Section 17E.060.550 Mining

Section 17E.060.560 Recreational Development

Section 17E.060.570 Residential Development

Section 17E.060.580 Shoreline Jurisdiction Residential Subdivision Requirements

Section 17E.060.590 Parking Facilities

Section 17E.060.600 Transportation Facilities

Section 17E.060.610 Rail Lines and Rail Corridors

Section 17E.060.620 Natural Land Forms

Section 17E.060.630 Sign Standards

Article VI. Environment Designations and Requirements for Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments: Part I. Environmental Designations Established

Section 17E.060.640 Environmental Designations Established

Section 17E.060.650 Shoreline Environment Designations

Article VI. Environment Designations and Requirements for Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments: Part II. Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments

Section 17E.060.660 Shoreline Modifications and Uses Specific to Shoreline Environment Designations

Section 17E.060.670 Shoreline Modifications

Section 17E.060.680 Shoreline Modifications Limited Use Standards

Section 17E.060.700 Shoreline Limited Use Standards

Article VII. Shoreline Development Standards by District: Part I. Shoreline Districts

Section 17E.060.710 Shoreline Districts Established

Article VII. Shoreline Development Standards by District: Part II. Shoreline Development Standards

Section 17E.060.720 Shoreline Buffers

Section 17E.060.730 Structure Setbacks

Section 17E.060.740 Structure Height and Bulk

Section 17E.060.750 Shoreline Tall Building Standards

Section 17E.060.760 Site Coverage for Views and Ground Level Public Access

Section 17E.060.770 Visual Access Setback

Section 17E.060.780 Building Articulation

Section 17E.060.790 Pedestrian Views and Access for Large Buildings

Article VIII. Design Standards Specific to Shoreline Districts

Section 17E.060.800 Design Standards Administration

Section 17E.060.810 Design Standards Applying to Downtown, Campus, and Great Gorge Districts

Section 17E.060.820 Design Standards Specific to the Downtown District

Section 17E.060.830 Design Standards Specific to the Campus District

Section 17E.060.840 Design Standards Specific to the Great Gorge District

Article VI. Environment Designations and Requirements for Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments: Part II. Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments

Section 17E.060.690 Shoreline Primary Use

Article I. General Provisions

Section 17E.060.010 Authority

Section 17E.060.020 Title

Section 17E.060.030 Purpose

Section 17E.060.040 Liberal Construction

Section 17E.060.050 Shoreline Jurisdiction

Section 17E.060.060 Shoreline Maps

Section 17E.060.070 Goal, Policy, and Criteria Guidance for Permit Decisions

Article II. Administration: Part I. Regulatory Applicability

Section 17E.060.080 Applicability

Article II. Administration: Part II. Administrative Authority and Legal Provisions

Section 17E.060.100 Administrative Authority

Section 17E.060.110 Shoreline Master Program Amendments

Section 17E.060.120 Penalties and Violations

Section 17E.060.130 Severability

Section 17E.060.140 Property Rights

Section 17E.060.150 Reference to Plans, Regulations, or Information Sources

Article III. General Provisions: Part I. General Development Requirements

Section 17E.060.160 Archaeological and Historic Resources

Section 17E.060.170 Critical Areas

Section 17E.060.180 Critical Freshwater Habitat

Section 17E.060.190 Flood Hazard Reduction and Channel Migration Zone

Section 17E.060.200 Water Quality and Stormwater

Article III. General Provisions: Part II. No Net Loss of Shoreline Ecological Functions and Mitigation

Section 17E.060.210 No Net Loss

Section 17E.060.220 Mitigation Sequencing

Article III. General Provisions: Part III. Vegetation Conservation and Replacement

Section 17E.060.230 Vegetation Conservation

Section 17E.060.240 Shoreline Vegetation Inventory

Section 17E.060.250 Shoreline Construction Site Plan

Section 17E.060.260 Vegetation Replacement Plan

Section 17E.060.270 Shoreline Restoration Fund

Article III. General Provisions: Part IV. Public Access

Section 17E.060.280 Physical and Visual Public Access

Article IV. Shoreline Permits and Exemptions

Section 17E.060.290 Shoreline Substantial Development Permit

Section 17E.060.300 Uses, Modifications, and Developments Exempt or Excepted from Shoreline Substantial Development Permit Requirement

Section 17E.060.310 Shoreline Conditional Use Permit

Section 17E.060.320 Shoreline Variance Permit

Section 17E.060.330 Procedures

Section 17E.060.340 REPEALED (Environmental Standards; Shoreline Regulations; Article IV. Shoreline Permits and Exemptions; Shoreline Design Review.)

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part I. General Requirements for Shoreline Use

Section 17E.060.350 General Provisions

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part II. Primary and Accessory Uses

Section 17E.060.360 Primary Permitted Uses

Section 17E.060.370 Accessory Uses

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part III. Nonconforming Shoreline Situations

Section 17E.060.380 Nonconforming Uses and Structures

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part IV. General Requirements for Shoreline Modifications

Section 17E.060.390 General Provisions

Section 17E.060.400 Shoreline Stabilization

Section 17E.060.410 Fill

Section 17E.060.420 Dredging and Dredge Material Disposal

Section 17E.060.430 Piers and Docks

Section 17E.060.440 Jetties, Groins, and Weirs

Section 17E.060.450 Shoreline Habitat and Natural Systems Enhancement Projects

Article V. General Requirements for Shoreline Use and Modifications: Part V. Requirements for Specific Shoreline Uses

Section 17E.060.460 Agriculture

Section 17E.060.470 Aquaculture

Section 17E.060.480 Boating Facilities

Section 17E.060.490 Capital Facilities and Utilities

Section 17E.060.500 Commercial Development

Section 17E.060.510 Forest Practices

Section 17E.060.520 Industrial Development

Section 17E.060.530 Institutional Development

Section 17E.060.540 In-stream Structures

Section 17E.060.550 Mining

Section 17E.060.560 Recreational Development

Section 17E.060.570 Residential Development

Section 17E.060.580 Shoreline Jurisdiction Residential Subdivision Requirements

Section 17E.060.590 Parking Facilities

Section 17E.060.600 Transportation Facilities

Section 17E.060.610 Rail Lines and Rail Corridors

Section 17E.060.620 Natural Land Forms

Section 17E.060.630 Sign Standards

Article VI. Environment Designations and Requirements for Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments: Part I. Environmental Designations Established

Section 17E.060.640 Environmental Designations Established

Section 17E.060.650 Shoreline Environment Designations

Article VI. Environment Designations and Requirements for Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments: Part II. Modifications and Uses in Specific Environments

Section 17E.060.660 Shoreline Modifications and Uses Specific to Shoreline Environment Designations

Section 17E.060.670 Shoreline Modifications

Section 17E.060.680 Shoreline Modifications Limited Use Standards

Section 17E.060.700 Shoreline Limited Use Standards

Article VII. Shoreline Development Standards by District: Part I. Shoreline Districts

Section 17E.060.710 Shoreline Districts Established

Article VII. Shoreline Development Standards by District: Part II. Shoreline Development Standards

Section 17E.060.720 Shoreline Buffers

Section 17E.060.730 Structure Setbacks

Section 17E.060.740 Structure Height and Bulk

Section 17E.060.750 Shoreline Tall Building Standards

Section 17E.060.760 Site Coverage for Views and Ground Level Public Access

Section 17E.060.770 Visual Access Setback

Section 17E.060.780 Building Articulation

Section 17E.060.790 Pedestrian Views and Access for Large Buildings

Article VIII. Design Standards Specific to Shoreline Districts

Section 17E.060.800 Design Standards Administration

Section 17E.060.810 Design Standards Applying to Downtown, Campus, and Great Gorge Districts

Section 17E.060.820 Design Standards Specific to the Downtown District

Section 17E.060.830 Design Standards Specific to the Campus District

Section 17E.060.840 Design Standards Specific to the Great Gorge District